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George Austin Woods (1828 – 1905, in
Suva Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
) was a British navy officer who served as premier of the Kingdom of Viti between May 1872 and 1874. Woods served as lieutenant in the
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
. His father, George, had also served in the Royal Navy and so had others of his relatives. He then worked as marine surveyor in
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. In February 1871 he arrived in
Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
, hoping to work as surveyor there. Once in Fiji he came into contact with King
Seru Epenisa Cakobau Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (; occasionally spelled ''Cacobau'' or phonetically ''Thakombau'') (c.1815 – 1 February 1883) was a Fijian Ratu and warlord ('' Vunivalu'') who united part of Fiji's warring tribes under his leadership, establishing ...
. He went on to serve as Premier in Cakobau's cabinet. He also served as Minister of Land and Works and as Minister of Native Affairs at the same time. He focused on the financial management of the state. When chiefs demanded that Woods be excluded from meetings of Fijian ministers, Cakobau named him as
Tui Kaba Tui or TUI may refer to: Places * Tui, Pontevedra, Spain * Tui, Iran, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Tui, North Khorasan, North Khorasan Province, Iran * Tui Province, Burkina Faso * Tuis District, Costa Rica * Tui railway station, New Zea ...
, adopting him into the Bauan ruling family.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, George Austin Premiers of Viti 1828 births 1905 deaths Tui Kaba